Elliot Tank

The 11.5-acre Elliot Tank in Coconino County is a reservoir in Arizona and covers about 11.5 acres, reaches about 18.9 feet at its deepest point and holds roughly 93.8 acre-feet.

Elliot Tank is light water, so a careful lap around the bank can show most of the useful cover.

Fish and Baits

Fish listed for Elliot Tank include Black Crappie, Bluegill, Channel Catfish, Common Carp, Green Sunfish, and Largemouth Bass.

For black crappie, fish a small jig or minnow around wood, weeds, and sharp little drops; work each small drop before going deeper; make one pass close to bottom on this 11.5-acre reservoir.

For bluegill, use a small jig, worm, or tiny plastic around green weeds and protected pockets; pause longer when cold water slows the bite.

For largemouth bass, work a soft plastic, jig, or spinnerbait around weeds and protected cover; pause longer when cold water slows the bite.

At the 11.5-acre Elliot Tank in Coconino County, try this for channel catfish: fish cut bait or a nightcrawler on the bottom along a channel edge or warm flat.

A useful start on this water is simple: other targets listed here include Common Carp; give each one its own bait and depth instead of trying to catch everything with the same rig.

How to Read the Water

The plan for Elliot Tank starts here: do not let the deepest number control the whole day; nearby cover, firm bottom, and food usually matter more than the deepest hole by itself.

Season by Season

One way to read Elliot Tank is this: in spring, start with warming banks, creek mouths, and shallow cover; summer usually pushes the better bite toward the outside weed edge or a nearby drop; fall can bring bait back to windblown points, while winter calls for smaller moves and a slower pace.

A Simple Tackle Plan

At Elliot Tank, a medium spinning rod, 8-pound line, a small box of jigs, a few crankbaits, and a simple bottom rig cover most situations; change depth or speed before changing every piece of tackle; make one pass close to bottom on this 11.5-acre reservoir.

At Elliot Tank, record the wind, water color, productive depth, and cover after a bite; those four notes are more useful on the next trip than a long list of spots that did not produce; make one pass close to bottom on this 11.5-acre reservoir.

Elliot Tank FAQs

What is a simple way to start fishing for black crappie at Elliot Tank?

Begin beside green weeds, then fish a small jig or minnow around wood, weeds, and sharp little drops; use stronger line beside wood and sharp rock.

What does the 18.9 feet deepest point mean when fishing Elliot Tank?

Treat 18.9 feet as the deepest point, not the automatic fishing depth; start beside cover and move deeper only when bites or bait give a reason.

What is the best reason to change spots at Elliot Tank?

Keep the first check on this water simple: move after checking the same useful feature at several depths without finding bait, a clean edge, or a bite.